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Meaning: Zobebah · 11 cross references · Modern-day map available
Zobah was an Aramean kingdom to the north-east of Israel, often named together with other Syrian powers in the monarchy period. It is important because Saul and David fought against it, and because it formed part of the wider northern political world pressing on Israel and Judah. First appears in 1 Sam 14:47.1
Place meaning
Zobebah
Coordinates
34.31, 36.93
First appears
1 Sam 14:47
AI summary: Zobah belongs to the network of Aramean states that shaped Israel's northern and north-eastern relations. It is especially prominent in the military narratives of Saul and David, where its kings and alliances reveal the broader regional pressures facing Israel's monarchy. Although not as familiar to many readers as Damascus, Zobah helps define the larger Syrian world in which Israel's kings sought security and dominance. The cross references present it as an important Aramean kingdom of war, alliance, and regional power.1
Place meaning
Zobebah
Latitude
34.31
Longitude
36.93
Bible references
11
=Aram-Zobah, (Ps. 60, title), a Syrian province or kingdom to the south of Coele-Syria, and extending from the eastern slopes of Lebanon north and east toward the Euphrates. Saul and David had war with the kings of Zobah (1 Sam. 14:47; 2 Sam. 8:3; 10:6). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.